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Further Toilet Instructions

May 16, 2016
Further Toilet Instructions

An iphone 6s and kindle were gifted to the children at Christmas 2015… which has greatly changed the vibe in our home. While we struggle to create boundaries, the messy toilet became an issue yet again.

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Padrastro Parenting

HOUSE RULES

May 11, 2016
HOUSE RULES

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Household Management Services

April 16, 2016May 2, 2016
Household Management Services

An attempt to teach accountability.

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No Noise

April 2, 2016May 2, 2016
No Noise

…unless emergency services are required

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Mr. Management

February 2, 2016May 2, 2016
Mr. Management

With Love, Hugs and Kisses…

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Wow, That’s Clean!

November 7, 2015May 2, 2016
Wow, That’s Clean!

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Residential Habitability Regulations

October 31, 2015May 2, 2016
Residential Habitability Regulations

There is no need to caption this one.

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Today was a lousy day.

October 25, 2015May 2, 2016
Today was a lousy day.

William wanted to run for student government, but quickly found out that kids at school can be mean. This was Mark’s response.

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The Toilet Instructions

September 2, 2015May 2, 2016
The Toilet Instructions

You must note that Mark Henry Wayne Hiebert is an only child and according to his mom, has always enjoyed a sense of order in his surroundings. In November of 2013, Mark moved to San Antonio as the literal re-start of his life after 18 years of marriage and too many years living (and driving) …

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PARENTING AS PADTRASTRO

In 2013, my life changed drastically. I ended a long-term marriage, moved from Houston to San Antonio, and soon fell in love with the woman who would become my partner and her two children.

In 2014 we began the process of co-habitation and as an only child growing up, plus having no experience in the last 20 years with children, it was an adjustment.

As a poet and writer, I chose to share my thoughts with the children visually. These are some of our favorite "missives" posted here.

*Padtrastro=Spanish for stepfather (both children are enrolled in dual language instruction here in San Antonio)

TESTIMONIALS

michelle mercer

Back in college, we’d joke that Mark Hiebert had somehow become his own grandfather. This was meant with affection and admiration. While we were still sensation-seeking nihilists, Mark at twenty had already settled into wise reflection, observing the world with the insight of an old bard. Mark noticed things most of us missed.

It’s been a pleasure to watch Mark Hiebert cultivate his observational gifts into art of engrossing power. Whether its his photography or poetry, Mark’s work draws our attention to the small miracles unfolding in the inner and outer worlds. Mark’s art doesn’t tell us how to see, think or feel. It does something far more valuable: It makes a quiet argument that we take nothing in this life for granted.

- Michelle Mercer

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